Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed has stated that the federal government will not allow ‘reckless use’ of social media to cause crisis in the country.
This statement was made by the Information Minister while speaking at a meeting with title editors of newspapers yesterday in Lagos.
While lamenting the influence of fake news during the #EndSARS protests, Lai Mohammed said the government would seek ways to ensure responsible use of social media, but said there were no attempts to ban its use.
There were attacks on police stations across the country during and after the demonstrations against police brutality, under the #EndSARS campaign in October.
Recall that the hoodlums had hijacked the protests to unleash mayhem, leading to deaths, as well as massive looting of government and private property across the country. The minister also claimed that there was more attention on what he described as the “fake massacre” at Lekki tollgate, while attacks on security personnel were ignored.
Mohammed, however, added that the federal government has already begun a review of the “#EndSARS crisis”.
Zhiguang, however, said that CRCC may extend the warranty window for the trains’ maintenance as compensation for the frequent mechanical glitches.
Recall that the embarrassment the faulty locomotives have caused the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi to declare that the malfunctioning trains will be returned to China.
